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Head of a Man
2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
black granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head of a man is carved in the round. The piece is well polished. He has a flat top to his shaved head. The piece is broken off at the neck; the nose and ears are slightly damaged.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.306